Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | breeding (2007) | 40–200 pairs | A1 |
| Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni | VU | resident (2007) | < 50 birds | A3 |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding (2007) | 12–100 pairs | A1 |
| White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus | LC | breeding (2007) | 1 birds | A3 |
| Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | LC | resident (2007) | rare | A3 |
| Great Tit Parus major | LC | breeding (2007) | 6–10 birds | A3 |
| Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama | LC | breeding (2007) | 150–200 birds | A3 |
| Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana | LC | breeding (2007) | 1 birds | A3 |
| Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri | LC | breeding (2007) | 50-249 birds | A3 |
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | LC | breeding (2007) | 250-999 birds | A3 |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | breeding (2007) | 20–30 birds | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | poor | medium | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | moderate (70–90%) | moderate (70–90%) | poor |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Desert | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Pollution | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | 70 | Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - salty; Desert & semi-desert - sandy |
| Wetlands (inland) | 27 | Rivers & streams; Standing brackish & salt water; Standing fresh water; Water-fringe vegetation |
| Forest | 3 | Flood-plain |
| Shrubland | minor (<10) | Low bushes |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 100 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 30 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Topar Lake System (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/topar-lake-system-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.